"Kanaria!" Ragna panicked. He never thought that there was still another Tier 4 hidden among them.
Without hesitation, he turned around and rushed to Kanaria, not allowing the Tier 4 enemy to grab her.
"Do you think you can ignore me?" The Tier 3 fighter that stopped him earlier took this opportunity to wave his dagger horizontally, slashing Ragna's back.
"Kh." Ragna gritted his teeth and continued onward as if a wound that big didn't bother him. In fact, this might be the first time he was glad to have this special constitution.
After all, it allowed him to believe that his body would be able to recover from such a wound.
And he could finally catch up to the Tier 4 enemy.
"You're not going anywhere." Ragna shouted while thrusting his spear.
"!!!" The Tier 4 enemy was surprised and hurriedly avoided the spear that was aimed at his neck. Still, due to his position, he was a bit late in avoiding this thrust and allowed the spear to graze his neck.
The Tier 4 enemy abruptly stopped and slammed Ragna's shield with his arm, trying to use all his strength to blow him away.
It was painful. Not only was his arm numb, but the wound on his back jolted his entire body.
Yet Ragna persisted, using the dwarven shielding technique to stop the momentum.
'Even if I can't defeat a Tier 4 like Clovis and Jay, I refuse to be defeated by them.' Ragna endured all that pain and continued onward. "Raahh!"
'What is this guy? How could he move with a wound that big?' The Tier 4 enemy was stunned. He ended up getting pushed back this time, allowing Ragna to reach Kanaria before anyone else.
Ragna put his shield in front while glaring at them as if saying, 'Come. I won't let you take her away.'
This was his promise to the person who changed his fate.
Both enemies exchanged looks. They didn't have a lot of time left, so they needed to bypass Ragna and grab Kanaria right away.
Looking at this situation, there was only one thing to do.
The Tier 4 enemy marched first, smashing Ragna's shield with his arms and daggers in rapid succession.
Ragna blocked each attack with his shield while waiting for an opportunity to fight back. Of course, he could also use his spear to stop the Tier 3 guy that was about to come.
When the Tier 3 enemy was about to arrive, the Tier 4 guy immediately slammed Ragna's shield toward the opposite direction to give an opportunity for the Tier 3 guy to slip past Ragna.
"Tsk!" Ragna gritted his teeth as the Tier 4 guy pinned him to the side.
The Tier 3 enemy couldn't help but smile, his eyes gradually shifting to Ragna's other hand. 'All I need to do is avoid the spear. In that position, there's no way he can use his spear well.'
However, when Ragna slightly tilted his body as if he were about to swing his spear, the Tier 3 guy gasped. 'What? Where is the spear?'
Yes, Ragna's other hand was actually empty.
He lowered his vision a bit and saw Kanaria, who was supposed to be lying on the ground unconscious, lifting her body while thrusting the spear.
"!!!" The Tier 3 guy hurriedly threw himself to the side in panic, but it was too late. Kanaria had used Ragna's body to cover whatever she was doing. And that spear hit his heart.
The Tier 3 guy spat a mouthful of blood.
Obviously, his death shocked the Tier 4 guy who was keeping Ragna at bay. He soon realized that Kanaria had woken up, no, it would be more accurate to say that she actually made them think she was unconscious this whole time.
Ragna had also used the same technique during the tournament. He abandoned his spear at the last second and gave it to Kanaria. That was why he kept his stance that way.
Kanaria smirked, even though her face was a mess. Her nose was broken because of that punch, and blood was smeared on her face, making her look like a ghost. In fact, Kanaria lost her consciousness a second earlier. It was probably due to the lucky necklace that she managed to regain her consciousness right away. She used her senses to understand what was going on and chose this plan.
'Even though I'm weaker than Clovis and Jay, it doesn't mean you can underestimate me.' Kanaria thought while getting up. She couldn't help but glance at the wound on Ragna's back. It was horrible, but it had already started closing.
Of course, Ragna thought the same. He was shocked that Kanaria was conscious earlier, but Kanaria managed to send a message, which was projected in the Skyglasses, telling him about her condition. She did it in the few seconds that Ragna blocked their view with his shield.
If allowing Kanaria to kill the enemy would make her safer, of course, he had to cooperate.
Now that there is only one Tier 4 left, Ragna should be able to handle him alone.
She hurriedly gave back the spear to Ragna and picked up the Tier 3 guy's knife. They could fight this Tier 4 enemy together, but it wouldn't be productive. Hence, Kanaria's focus shifted to the enemies that the SWD team took care of.
If he could eliminate them first so that the other Tier 3 could join them, the situation would be overturned in an instant.
In addition, Clovis should be on the way. Once he returned to this place, they could eliminate or even capture the two Tier 4 enemies before interrogating them.
The plan had been established in her mind, so she immediately ran toward the enemies on the opposite side. "I leave him to you, Ragna."
"You're not getting away!" The Tier 4 guy clicked his tongue and tried to stop her, but Ragna stood in his way. "Move!"
He hit the shield, but Ragna refused to get pushed back.
When the situation was about to get better, the emergency alarm resounded across the city. And there was only one reason for this alarm to be activated. It was when there was a beast wave attacking this city.